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  • Middle East Strife
     Author(s): John R. Mousseau, CFA | Wed October 11, 2023

    Special Update by John R. Mousseau, CFA


    Dear Clients and Friends, Join John R. Mousseau, CEO & Director of Fixed Income, for a mid-week update on current market conditions as the world reacts to the escalating confrontation in Israel, following the October 7th attack by Hamas. In this special update filmed on October 10th, John…


  • Readers Respond to Shutdown Politics
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue October 10, 2023

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Readers Respond to Shutdown Politics by David R. Kotok


    Reader response to our Oct. 1 "Shutdown Averted: Political Dysfunction Confirmed" commentary was voluminous, varied, and vehement. Here are some of those responses.


  • Gaetz
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun October 8, 2023

    David R. Kotok


    We have now witnessed the effects of dysfunctional politics on the stock markets as well as the bond markets and the credit markets. Readers may ponder the appellation: “the Gaetz market."   Here’s a sample of the media discussion around the House Member who brought down Speaker McCarthy:  


  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review + Digest Oct 02 - Oct 06, 2023
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat October 7, 2023

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  • Economic and Financial Markets Review, September 2023
     Author(s): David W. Berson, Ph.D. | Wed October 4, 2023

    Economic and Financial Markets Review, September 2023 by David W. Berson, Ph.D.


    Summary


  • Q3 2023 FOMC Summary
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue October 3, 2023

    Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D.


     


  • The Headwinds of Higher Yields – Third Quarter 2023 Muni & Bond Review
     Author(s): John R. Mousseau, CFA | Mon October 2, 2023

    Cumberland Advisors


    It was a very tough third quarter for the bond markets in general and for the muni market in particular. The table below lays out the quarter.  


  • Shutdown Averted: Political Dysfunction Confirmed
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun October 1, 2023

    David R. Kotok


    As this Sunday draft is being edited for final publication, the government shutdown of the United States has been averted with a stopgap bill — but there are already costs incurred with a negative impact on interest rates reflected in CDS pricing.  


  • Government Shutdown
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon September 25, 2023

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Government Shutdown by David R. Kotok


    The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has a full-disclosure discussion of what a “government shutdown” means and how it happens. There is also some important history in their working paper.


  • Vaccination, Life Expectancy, & Reader Responses
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun September 17, 2023

    Vaccination, Life Expentancy, & Reader Responses


    I thank readers for their responses to our commentaries, including this one on “Life Expectancy”: https://www.cumber.com/market-commentary/life-expectancy.  


 

 

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